Análise do escoamento de HFC-134a em tubos capilares usando o modelo de dois fluidos

This work presents a numerical model to simulate refrigerant flow through capillary tubes, commonly used as expansion devices in refrigeration systems. The capillary tube is considered straight and horizontal. The flow is taken as one-dimensional and adiabatic. Steady state and thermodynamic equilib...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Seixlack, Andre Luiz [UNESP], Prata, Alvaro Torebes, Melo, Cláudio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1996
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/64754
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.abcm.org.br/indexed/vol_xviii_-_n_01_-_mar__1996.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/64754
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Flow Through Capillary Tubes
HFC-134a
Refrigerant Fluid
Two-Fluid Model
Capillary tubes
Computer simulation
Fluorocarbons
Mass transfer
Mathematical models
Phase equilibria
Pressure
Refrigerants
Refrigeration
Thermodynamics
Conservation equation
Expansion devices
Mass flow rates
Refrigerant flow
Thermodynamic equilibrium
Two fluid model
Pipe flow
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Sumario:This work presents a numerical model to simulate refrigerant flow through capillary tubes, commonly used as expansion devices in refrigeration systems. The capillary tube is considered straight and horizontal. The flow is taken as one-dimensional and adiabatic. Steady state and thermodynamic equilibrium conditions are assumed. The two-fluid model, involving four conservation equations and considering the hidrodynamic nonequilibrium between the liquid and vapor phases is applied to the flow region. The pressure profiles and the mass flow rates given by the model are compared with experimental data.